St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-17
The Kirmess Opens Under Favorabic
Conditions and 4 Prosperous
Season is Assured.
Stirring Addresses Made by Represan,-
alive Men Of the Labor Element
With Telling Effect.
A Company Organized to Give TernliE.-
Facilities 10 The Railroa&s---The
Lurliae Boat Club.
The Court House Site---CounCil Con-
mittees--InspeC?iOn Of Co. Artist
Of the LoGal Run.

some appearance last evening at the
opening OF the kirmess, which will run
six days and six evenings for the benefit
of the stephens library fund. The
building had been gaily decorated with
bunting, flags and pictures until it was
scarcely recognizable rs the place where
many 4 prize fight has occurred and
many Il bicycle race taken place. AT
the west end of the rink Il large
platform had been erected, and upon
this platform are raised seats which
will be occupied this evening by about
LOCO children. who will sing under the
direction of Prof. Willard. From this
platform all the speeches will
be made. Immediately in front of
this stage and extending about
half way to the back end Of the hall are
the seats. The main booths are in the
room, and have been decorated in
handsome manner. Near the big re-
freShment booth is the booth presided
over 10y the ladies. 1t is one of the
prettieSt in the building and contains
many Il little article that will find Il
ready purchaser. The exhibits of goods
is large and there can be found nearly
everything that could be found at the
exposition. ! In fact the kirmeSS is an
exposition ON smaller scale. Many of
tliO az ''N'I9 W INiIiol'ioii law uNVii wv
mated and will be offered for sale. The
hall has been arranged particularly in
regard to the comfort of those attend
ing. and To avoid all confusion. entrance
has been placed on the right hand side
of the building. and two StairWayS
nave been cohSTucte4 TO the gal
lery - one on each side OF the hall,
All day long Workmen We're buSlly en-
gagged IN hitting up the building and the
scene was busy one. Inc parade IN
the evening, Wlleh the hlrmess really
opened. was an imposing spectacle and
WAS viewed 10y thousands or people, VINO
crowded the streets and cheered the pro
ceSSloh as II passed. lhtre were many
trailSlarahclvS bearing appropriate III
ScrlpuollS, ana some OF lhc displays
We're lha%nihGehl III me extreme. Inc
GiileI liaIS!ial was W, W. HuDpaTd' ana
ne was assisted ny MeSSfS' Gufley ana
-AarlH0h, VINO pllUled lhe procession
through tne crowded streets III very
successful manner. FIRST came Tie
harvester Works 6ahd. followed
hy the harvester works employees; III
charge OF a binder ana thrcSh1r. The
stove WORKS employees occupied the next
place. hey were fol!oWcd by the coop
trS, III charge 81 some ten or Twelve BAR
REFS OF llour. Inc sewing machine eX-
hibit followed. The cOoperS' band came
next ana. with the drum corps, emily
thed the way with sweet music. ATTY
ing at the nall the procession entered
ana was soon scattered around, some OF
lhose composing 1t on the platform,
some il! the audience ana some engaged
III putting the EXHIBITS i'll the stalls pre-
pared l0r tlcll Iii the rear part OF the
hali' ne Staild from when the
speeches were MADE was occupied by
dSnaI!uS DoiheliN' D. +. MctIaughey,
I. W. BroSnan, L. y: Clark, George ):
BoyG ana the executive committee OF
lhe hhlglltS OF LABOR building. Inc
AUDIENCE NUMBERED ABOUT 5000
and was composed about equally of
ladleS ana gentlemen, all OF whom ap-
peared to take a deep interest i'll the pro
teedlngS. BANDS were scattered around
IN front OF the platform and in the gal
ltfles, ana at every lntermlSSlon dis
courSed sweet music. Before beginning
the exercises OF the evening, Mr.. Chase,
Of the East Side Labor club, presented
me KlrliieSS WIN a handsome gold
headed cane To be given to the alder
man receiving the most votes. Miss
l(alSle McCormlck, OF South Mlnneap-
oils, was then introduced as one of the
contestants for the gold watch to be
awarded 10 the most popular lady.
PRESIDENT D. L. McGaughey made the
opening address OF welcome. lie said
II gave nm pleasure to address such
large audience, ana he desired most
heartily to return the thanks OF the
library board to those VINO had donated
articles and III other ways helped along
the klrmeSS. The speaker gave brief
sketch of how labor came to organize,
ana pointed WITH PRIDE 10 the progress
that mad been made. The cry OF en-
ployerS, he said, had been to economic,
but loborlng men had done this until
they could economic no longer. Edu-
cation on the part OF the laboring
man was what was needed. and
IN the klrmesS there was the means
OF education, Mr.. McGaughey then in
troduced /. w; Brosnan, who made an
eloquenl speech, touching upon the OBJ
lectS OF the klrlneSS and the Dement'S to
be derived from having a workingman's
library. Music by the Chapman broth
trS followed: after which President
McGaughey introduced the speaker of
the evening, Hon. lgnatiuS DOnnelly.
He said it gave him great pleasure to
ne present. ana that he felt proud OF the
INVITATION, coming, as it did, from the
laborlng men OF the greatest labor cen
Yer OF the Northwest. Il consider
TINS, he said, IA grander and nObler
exposition than the one on the other
side OF the river. That is an exposition
TO show the genius OF manhood. but this
is an exposition TO help the condition of
the laboring man. | am glad that in the
West the great black line that divides
labor and capital in the East is yet so
faint here that it is hardly observable.
In this Western country the laboring
man OF to-day stands show of becoming
capitalist i'll twenty or so years, as
laborIng men have done before: 1t
should be your duty by such efforts as
you are making now to prevent that con-
dition ofathings that now exists in the
Eastern states. This can only be done by
the elevation of labor by dignifying
labor. When every WOrkingman is a